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Thompson Confirms He’ll Announce Run, Visit Florida

Posted Aug 30, 2007 by William March

Updated Aug 30, 2007 at 07:14 PM

Fred Thompson’s campaign organization, Friends of Fred, now has confirmed that he’ll announce Sept. 6 that he’s running for president, and that he’ll visit Florida at least twice in September, including a stop in Tallahassee and possibly one in Tampa.

Thompson’s announcement will be followed by a tour of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, “quickly followed by stops in Florida and a homecoming in Lawrenceburg, TN on the 15th,” a news release from the organization said.

Former state House member and lobbyist Sandy Safley, a Thompson supporter and volunteer, confirmed that Thompson will be back in Florida Sept. 18.
He couldn’t confirm comments by local Republicans that Thompson is planning a Tampa fundraising for that date.

Safley said Thompson will go to Tallahassee that day—the opening of a special legislative session—to meet with supporters in the Legislature. He said 20 members of the state House have signed a letter encouraging Thompson to run, which Safley said represents a larger number of Florida House supporters than any other candidate.